Mom and I recently discovered the blog Posie Gets Cozy. (How have we missed her all these years?!?) We are so in love with her blog, her charming bungalow, cute as can be daughter and lovely quilts! Hours have been spent ohhing and ahhing. And before we knew it, inspiration was swirling around. So two weekends ago, the fabric was sorted, the sewing machine cleaned and threaded, the iron heated and a quilt was made.
Inspired by Alicia's calico comforter, we used an Ikea comforter instead of the usual cotton batting, tuffy floss ties instead of quilting stitches and simple 4.5" squares. From the fabric stash we pulled out all the reds, orange, blue, green, and browns (to match the living room) we could find.
Can you believe we had all these fabrics in the stash? Some had a copyright of 2000 stamped on the salvage...... It was so good to finally use them up!
The top went together fairly quickly. I was a little sad not to get it all finished by Sunday evening(couldn't wait to see how it would turn out!), but by Tuesday evening all the layers were sewn together and safety pinned. Though there are still tufts to be tied as we ran out of black embroidery floss.
We are so happy with our new calico comforter, it has already become favorite. Kerri especially loves cuddling up in it. I love how nicely the colors go with the living room, even though to me it looks slightly reminiscent of the 1970s.
Spring fever must mean "get quilting"! Yours is just wonderful; so colorful and scrappy, just the way I like quilts. I'm working on one also, in pinks to match my bedroom. Just a few more squares to go and then I can put it all together and get it quilted. Thanks for sharing your delightful creation.
ReplyDeleteIt must!! I haven't made a quilt in several years, it was lovely to put one together again. I also have another scrappy one cut out, in pink also! Happy Quilting!
DeleteLovely quilt! Isn't it great to make a quilt just from "scraps". I've been reading her blog for years, so many wonderful pictures and ideas for us creative people.
ReplyDeleteSo so inspiring! Scrappy quilts are my favorite, especially if they are just simple squares. And yes, feels good to finally use up that fabric, make something useful and all without having to spend money!
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